The 2018 version of the Yellow Book mentions audit objectives 163 times in one chapter on performance audits! That tells me that objectives run the show! And you know, the broader your audit objective, the longer your audit becomes and the harder your audit report is to write. A few years ago, I created […]
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Blending the Green Book with the Yellow Book
Objectives: Identify the purpose of the GAO’s Green Book. Distinguish between components of internal control. Distinguish between management objectives Choose a finite subject matter on which to apply controls Identify the auditor’s responsibilities regarding application of the Green Book Most of the changes between the 2011 Yellow Book and the 2018 Yellow Book that we […]
Yellow Book Ethics
Enjoy this excerpt from the self-study text: The Yellow Book Interpreted which qualifies for 15 hours of CPE. The GAO has a few things to say about a government auditor’s ethical responsibilities and, thus, added a large section on ethics to the 2007 revision of the Yellow Book. The same ethical principles appear in the 2017 […]
Pulling It All Together
What’s the matter with the crowd I’m seeing? “Don’t you know that they’re out of touch?” Should I try to be a straight-A student? “If you are then you think too much. Don’t you know about the new fashion, honey? All you need are looks and a whole lot of money?” It’s the next phase, […]
My comments to the GAO on the 2017 exposure draft of GAGAS
Here is the short response that I sent to the GAO on the 2017 exposure draft of GAGAS. The deadline for comments is July 6. Please send your comments to YellowBookComments@gao.gov. 6/20/17 GAO GAGAS Team – Thank you for giving the audit community a chance to comment. I am in the relatively unique position of having the […]
Fraud Risk per the GAO’s Green Book
Just because you’re unaware of the risk, doesn’t mean it isn’t there Just because you aren’t conscious of something dangerous, doesn’t mean it isn’t lurking. One of the most important themes of the GAO’s Green Book (and the 2013 COSO model it is sourced from) is consciousness. Instead of just playing along with the crowd […]
2018 GAO Yellow Book Revisions
The 2018 GAO Yellow Book revisions are out and the biggest addition is the Green Book, which is all about internal controls. Are you ready?